- The Lords of the New Church
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Genre =Post-punk Gothic rock Punk rock Psychobilly
Years_active = 1982 - 1989, 2003 -
Label =I.R.S. Records
Associated_acts =The Dead Boys The Damned Sham 69 The Barracudas
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Current_members =Stiv Bators Brian James Dave Tregunna Nick TurnerThe Lords of the New Church were an American
post-punk supergroup with a line-up consisting of four musicians from prominent 1970s punk bands. The band reformed with two of its original members in 2003.History
Formed in
1982 , the band featured punk pioneersStiv Bators (The Dead Boys ) and Brian James (The Damned ), with Dave Tregunna (Sham 69 ) and Nicky Turner (The Barracudas ).The band recorded three studio albums and one live album in their career together before Bators ended the band onstage after a concert on
May 2 ,1989 , at theLondon Astoria .Affectionately called simply "The Lords" by their most devoted fans, the band's image blurred the lines of batcave rockers and
glam punk s such asHanoi Rocks . (vocalistMichael Monroe actually guested on one of the Lords albums using thesaxophone ). Todd Rundgren collaborated with them on "Live for Today", producing and playing synth, a track featured on "Is Nothing Sacred". Their music was darker and more melodic than traditional punk. Chris Jones, in his BBC review of the double compilation album "Lords Prayer 1" [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/bpn8/] Lords Of The New Church, Lords Prayer 1, by Chris Jones, BBC, 21.06.07] , sums up the band thus "... the band existed in an alternative universe. Here leather, lace and Jack Daniels combined to mean more than just Goth posturing. It was a dangerously sexy carnival whereAleister Crowley 's old catchphrase "Do What Thou Wilt" was never more apt."Bators died after being struck by a car in Paris in 1990, but in 2003 original band members Brian James and Dave Tregunna reformed the band recording a 10-song album "Hang On" and touring Europe with "LustKillers" frontman/guitarist Adam Becvare.
Original Members
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Stiv Bators - vocals
*Brian James - guitar
*Dave Tregunna - bass, backing vocals
*Nicky Turner - drums, backing vocalsDiscography
tudio albums
* "The Lords of the New Church" (
1982 )
* "Is Nothing Sacred?" (1983 )
* "The Method to Our Madness" (1984 )
* "Psycho Sex (EP)" (1987 )Live albums
* "Live at the Spit" (
1988 )Compilation albums
* "Killer Lords" (
1985 )
* "The Anthology" (2000 ) "France only"
* "The Lord's Prayer I" (2002 )
* "The Lord's Prayer II" (2003 )External links
* [http://www.angelsinexile.i12.com/lords/html/index.htm The Lords of the New Church Band page]
* [http://www.irscorner.com/l/lords.html The Lords]References
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